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Chloe is attacked in her house by one of Mannheim's thugs, but before her throat is slit, her pet, Doomsday, saves her by destroying the attacker. As Chloe nurses her wounds, Lois arrives and admits to her mistake of creating a superhero for a news story. We think Chloe is about to tell Lois of her serial killing monster pet in the basement, but she stops.

Clark arrives at the Ace of Clubs and overhears talk of the criminals hacking into Chloe's computer where they've just found the information about the Justice League. He attempts to blur into the room, but the money-printing operation has lined the bill ink with kryptonite and Clark is dropped like a bad habit alongside a crumpled Jimmy Olsen. Lois, who is looking for Jimmy to destroy the photos of Stiletto, finds her two friends about to be killed by Mannheim. She jumps through the skylight, delivering knock-out kicks on her way down. Mannheim pulls a gun and fires a shot at Lois/Stiletto, but somehow a power-crippled Clark is able to super-dive in front of the shot and takes the bullet. Romantic? Yes. Believable? This is a little hard to accept when we know how weak -- and vulnerable! -- Clark is in the presence of kryptonite.

Chloe hauls a couple of trash bags full of discarded criminal parts out to the Dumpster (you don't want Doomsday's chew toys stinking up your basement) and breaks down at the sight of blood on her hands. In the Daily Planet, Lois apologizes/thanks Clark, in Lois style, for putting Clark in danger and then having to save her. The two banter back and forth and after Lois realizes the dangers of being a superhero, Clark says, "I didn't know there was any room for introspection underneath that costume."

In our opinion, the best scene of the episode occurs between Chloe and Clark as he brings her the recovered laptop. Clark notices that Chloe has cooked a feast and wonders if she is expecting company. She says that cooking is her coping mechanism for everything she has been through, but Clark doesn't buy it and asks if she is okay. Chloe attempts to act tough, but Clark says he is there for her. With the last of her emotional strength, she tells Clark she just needs some space, "not a super save". As he leaves, a tear works its way down her cheek.

At the end, the Red-Blue Blur calls Lois and she says she does not currently want his story but wants him to know that if he ever needs someone with whom to talk, she is only a phone call away. From a rooftop, Clark, with a voice-changer on his cell phone, tells Lois she is a great reporter and that when he is ready to go public, she will be the first to know his story.

Not bad for building the Clois relationship and adding even more depth to a troubled Chloe, right? Tell us your thoughts below!